zào

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Word · NounTraditional竈

mountain col; valley (dialect, used in place names)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

mountain col; valley between mountains; saddle

dialect

Dialectal term used primarily in place names, particularly in Hunan province. Refers to a depression or pass between hills or mountains.

Zhú竹
shān山
zào灶
 （
zài在
Hú湖
nán南
 ）

Zhushanzao (a place in Hunan province).

Xīn新
wū屋
zào灶
 （
zài在
Hú湖
nán南
 ）

Xinwuzao (a place in Hunan province).

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Dāng当
dì地
rén人
chēng称
zhè这
gè个
shān山
ào坳
wéi为
 '
zào灶
 '
 。

Locals call this mountain col 'zao'.